Tune: ICH DANK' DIR SCHON

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ICH DANK' DIR SCHON

Composer: Michael Praetorius (1610)
Published in 22 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Michael Praetorius

Born into a staunchly Lutheran family, Michael Praetorius (b. Creuzburg, Germany, February 15, 1571; d. Wolfenbüttel, Germany, February 15, 1621) was educated at the University of Frankfort-an-der-Oder. In 1595 he began a long association with Duke Heinrich Julius of Brunswick, when he was appointed court organist and later music director and secretary. The duke resided in Wolfenbüttel, and Praetorius spent much of his time at the court there, eventually establishing his own residence in Wolfenbüttel as well. When the duke died, Praetorius officially retained his position, but he spent long periods of time engaged in various musical appointments in Dresden, Magdeburg, and Halle. Praetorius produced a prodigious amount of music and musi… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	ICH DANK' DIR SCHON
Composer:	Michael Praetorius (1610)
Meter:	8.7.8.7. Iambic
Incipit:	11142 34556 71765
Key:	D♭ Major
Source:	Nürnberg, 1580
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

Mein erst Gefühl sei Preis und Dank

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Arrangements

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

Nineteen Hymn Introductions- Musica Sacra: For the Organ
Composer/Editor James Engel
Published By: Northwestern Publishing House (1985) pp. 6
Intonations for the Hymn of the Week
Composer/Editor Theodore Beck
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1969) pp. 23
The Hymn of the Week: Tabulatura Americana Pars Prima Organ Settings
Composer/Editor Jan Bender
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1961) pp. 30